" She imprudently appeared at parties hostile two when on, hat man's a with house her of door The were near each other, and was killed by mistake for an enemy. yager fired without orders, and Emmerick made an apology, being much mortified at the occurrence." passing Another incident of the summer of 1779 which deserves of mention was a notable running fight between Captain Hopkins, body larger much a with k, Emmeric and Horse, the American Light borders of British cavalry (about 500 strong). This happened on the de in ambusca in lying was Hopkins rgh. Greenbu of Town of the the vicinity of Youngs's House, hoping to surprise a party of the enemy under Colonel Bearmore, when Emmerick came up. and spirited encounter followed, in which numbers were killed were wounded on both sides. According to Bolton, the British killed this twenty-three. Hopkins conducted himself with great credit m end.1 the at ully successf engagement, retiring Although most of the fighting in our county during the summer and fall of rhis year occurred in the northern and central sections, as the result of British aggressions, the Americans attempted occasional counter-strokes in the territory of the present Borough of On The 5th of the Bronx, two of which are described by Heath. i The interested reader mav And detailed particulars of this fight, as of numerous other Revolutionary episodes for the Towns of Green- . burgh and Mount Pleasant, in the " Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dediration at Tarrytown, October 19. 1894" (compiled by M d' Raymond, editor of the Tarrytown Irnus) This little book, although modestly claimed by the compiler to be chiefly of •• a personal character." is invaluable to the student of the Revolutionary annals of West-